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11  <h2><center>LinuxSampler for Mac OS X &nbsp; <img src="gfx/logos/windows.png"> &nbsp; HOWTO by Toshi Nagata&nbsp;</center></h2>  <h2><center>LinuxSampler for Mac OS X &nbsp; <img src="gfx/logos/apple.png"> &nbsp; HOWTO by Toshi Nagata&nbsp;</center></h2>
12  <br>  <br>
13  <center>December&nbsp;18th,&nbsp;2007</center><br>  <center>January&nbsp;6th,&nbsp;2008</center><br>
14  <div style="background-color: #F4F4FF; margin: 1em 3em 1em 3em; padding: 1em 1em 1em 2.2em;">  <div style="background-color: #F4F4FF; margin: 1em 3em 1em 3em; padding: 1em 1em 1em 2.2em;">
15  <a href="#intro">1.&nbsp; Introduction</a><br>  <a href="#intro">1.&nbsp; Introduction</a><br>
16  <a href="#requirements">2.&nbsp; Requirements</a><br>  <a href="#requirements">2.&nbsp; Requirements</a><br>
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23  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>
24  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>
25  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>
26  <a href="#contact">8.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>  <a href="#contact">8.&nbsp; Credits</a><br>
27    <a href="#contact">9.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>
28  </div>  </div>
29    
30  <a name="intro"></a>  <a name="intro"></a>
# Line 37  as a standalone application. An AU/VST i Line 38  as a standalone application. An AU/VST i
38  a network module to run multiple sampler slaves distributed on OS/X, Windows or  a network module to run multiple sampler slaves distributed on OS/X, Windows or
39  Linux machines (Linux provides better performance) all controlled from a  Linux machines (Linux provides better performance) all controlled from a
40  OS X or Windows box i.e. running the AU / VST sequencer.<br>  OS X or Windows box i.e. running the AU / VST sequencer.<br>
41    Even though LinuxSampler presently runs only as standalone app,
42    thanks to jack you can comfortably route the sampler's audio outs back into your sequencer.
43  <br>  <br>
44  LinuxSampler is implemented as a client/server application. This means  LinuxSampler is implemented as a client/server application. This means
45  the sampling engine (the server / backend) runs  the sampling engine (the server / backend) runs
# Line 54  system.<br> Line 57  system.<br>
57  <br>  <br>
58  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will
59  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( linuxsampler.exe )  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( linuxsampler.exe )
60  and the GUI client. For now it installes only the qsampler GUI client  and the GUI client. For now it installs only the qsampler GUI client
61  as Jsampler, the sampler frontend written in JAVA requires Java 1.6 which is not  as JSampler, the sampler frontend written in Java requires Java 1.6 which is not
62  available on OS/X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box  available on OS X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box
63  connected over the network to your OS X box or you could try to run it in a windows  connected over the network to your OS X box or you could try to run it in a windows
64  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler
65  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance
66  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>
67  <br>  <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1.jpg">
68  Download the DMG and mount it on Finder. You   <img src="screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_preview.png">
69  will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac-20080102". Copy this  </a>
 folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).  
 <br>  
 The folder contains three items, "bin", "linuxsampler" and  
 "qsampler". Double-click on qsampler. The application launches, and you  
 will see messages saying that linuxsampler is now running. After a  
 while, you will also see that the JackPilot application (installed by  
 the JackOSX installer) automatically launches showing the Jack server  
 already running.  
   
70    
71  <a name="requirements"></a>  <a name="requirements"></a>
72  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>  <h3>2.&nbsp; Requirements</h3>
# Line 81  already running. Line 75  already running.
75    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>
76    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>
77  </ul>  </ul>
 <a name="asio_tip"></a>  
   
78    
79  <a name="installation"></a>  <a name="installation"></a>
80  <h3>3.a&nbsp; Installation</h3>  <h3>3.a&nbsp; Installation</h3>
81  Simply download the latest version of the LinuxSampler Mac OS X installer  <ol>
82  from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler    <li>Install <A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>
83  Download Page</a>, and install it as any OS X application.    (if you don't have it already).
84      </li>
85      <li>Download the latest version of the LinuxSampler Mac OS X installer
86      from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler
87      Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.
88      </li>
89      <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac-20080102". Copy this
90      folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).
91      </li>
92    </ol>
93    
94  <a name="using"></a>  <a name="using"></a>
95  <h3>4.&nbsp; Using the Applications</h3>  <h3>4.&nbsp; Using the Applications</h3>
96  Now that we installed everything, let's get wet and start the applications:  The folder contains three items, "bin", "linuxsampler" and
97    "qsampler".
98  <ol>  <ol>
99    <li>Start qsampler, the GUI frontend. It should automatically start linuxsampler the backend application</li>  <li>Start qsampler.app. The application launches, and you
100    will see messages saying that linuxsampler is now running. After a
101    while, you will also see that the JackPilot application (installed by
102    the JackOSX installer) automatically launches showing the Jack server
103    already running.
104    </li>
105    <li>
106    Since CoreMIDI is sometimes too slow to respond when creating a new MIDI device.
107    so you need to increase "Timeout" parameter in the
108    Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec.
109    </li>
110  </ol>  </ol>
 </div>  
111    
112  <a name="setup_midi"></a>  <a name="setup_midi"></a>
113  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>
# Line 116  LinuxSampler currently only supports the Line 126  LinuxSampler currently only supports the
126  on Mac OS X.  on Mac OS X.
127  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on Create.  Click on AUDIO devices icon and then on Create.
128  <br>  <br>
129  <br>  You can of course save and load sampler session as LSCP files which will
130    automaticall set up audio and midi devices and load samples into the channel strips.
131    <ol>
132     <li>
133     Connect audio ports:
134     In the "Connections Manager" pane of JackPilot: linuxsampler --> Built-in audio: in1 & in2
135     or
136     In the "Connections" window of qjackctl: linuxsampler --> coreaudio<br>
137       <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qjackctl.jpg">
138        <img src="screenshots/osx_qjackctl_preview.png">
139       </a>
140     </li>
141     <li>
142     Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"
143     MIDI Output<br>
144       <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_patchbay.jpg">
145        <img src="screenshots/osx_patchbay_preview.png">
146       </a>
147     </li>
148    </ol>
149    
150  <a name="load_samples"></a>  <a name="load_samples"></a>
151  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>  <h3>4.3&nbsp; Loading Samples</h3>
152  Click on Add Channel. A dialog will appear.  Click on Add Channel. A dialog will appear.
153  Select the GIG file you want to load, the instrument within the GIG file.  Select the GIG file you want to load, the instrument within the GIG file,
154  Audio device, MIDI device, MIDI port and channel.  Audio device, MIDI device, MIDI port and channel.
155  Click OK.  Click OK.
156  <a name="houston"></a>  <a name="houston"></a>
157  <h3>5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</h3>  <h3>5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</h3>
158    TODO
159    
160  <a name="docs"></a>  <a name="docs"></a>
161  <h3>6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</h3>  <h3>6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</h3>
# Line 163  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit Line 191  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit
191  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by
192  "killall linuxsampler".  "killall linuxsampler".
193  </li>  </li>
   
194  </ul>  </ul>
195    
196    <a name="credits"></a>
197    <h3>8.&nbsp; Credits</h3>
198    Thanks to Stephane Letz (Initial OS X port) and  Ebrahim Mayat (OSX Howto fixes, testing, screenshots)
199    
200  <a name="contact"></a>  <a name="contact"></a>
201  <h3>8.&nbsp; Contact</h3>  <h3>9.&nbsp; Contact</h3>
202  If you have questions or want to help us to improve the sampler,  If you have questions or want to help us to improve the sampler,
203  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">  subscribe to the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/developers.html">
204  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.  LinuxSampler Developer's mailing list</a>.
205  <br><br>  <br><br>
206  That's it, enjoy!<br>  That's it, enjoy!<br>
207  <br>  <br>

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